COBRA

COBRA health insurance gives your qualified beneficiaries the opportunity to continue to be enrolled in the same health coverage they were enrolled in when the qualifying event interrupted their coverage. But not every employer is required to offer temporary health...

Earlier this week, President Biden informed Congress that he plans to end the two COVID-19 national emergencies on May 11, 2023. From an employee benefits and COBRA perspective, this would mean that temporary extensions introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic will...

COBRA coverage is a sound health coverage option for your employees (and their dependents) when they experience a qualifying event. But it’s an expensive one, for both you and them. COBRA members pay 100% of the cost of COBRA, and...

When you work in human resources, multi-tasking isn’t just part of the job. It is the job! Human resources professionals are skilled leaders in a number of areas within a business, including benefits administration, employee training, development, relations, recruitment, and...

COBRA can provide important health insurance security when you’ve experienced job loss or another qualifying event. And election of COBRA can affect your ability to use the reimbursement accounts in which you were participating prior to your COBRA eligibility. In...

COBRA compliance experience is crucial. How good of a handle do you have on COBRA’s many rules and regulations?  It’s not easy fulfilling all COBRA compliance obligations and requirements. This was particularly true during the last two years, when the...

When it comes to COBRA administration, the terms, deadlines and steps for offering and administering COBRA are specific and time-consuming. That’s why about half of all human resources professionals say their companies outsource some or all of their COBRA administration...

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 included a 100 percent COBRA subsidy for workers who were involuntarily terminated or experienced a reduction in hours to continue their employer health insurance coverage under COBRA. The subsidy is effective April...

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 included a 100 percent COBRA subsidy for workers who have been involuntarily terminated or experienced a reduction in hours. The subsidy is effective April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. ARPA was...

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which was signed into law earlier this month, brought relief to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the form of COBRA subsidies. The ARPA allows those who have been involuntarily terminated or experienced...